High-decibel campaigning for Maharashtra ends, polling tomorrow

By our Special Correspondent

The high-voltage campaign for Maharashtra assembly election ended on Monday, pitting the two major political alliances against each other in a bitter battle for the 288 seats up for grabs in the state. Blitzing the electorate with welfare schemes and monetary handouts, slogans that raised heat and dust, and a dramatic flourish from senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on the final day capped two weeks of campaigning.